| National Weather Service | Dallas/Fort Worth |
| 1st | 1943 - This was the beginning of 10 consecutive days with a high of 100°F or more Fort Worth. |
| 2nd | 1985 - Delta flight 191 crashed at DFW airport from a downburst produced from a thunderstorm, killing 137 people. This was the worst aviation disaster the history of the Dallas/Fort Worth area. 1953 - This was the beginning of 25 consecutive days with a high of 100°F or more Fort Worth. |
| 3rd | 1980 - This was the last of 42 consecutive days of a high of 100°F or more at Waco and the DFW airport. 1970 - Aransas pass and Robstown had wind gusts estimated at 180 mph, association with Hurricane Celia. This was the highest wind gust on record Texas. |
| 4th | 1894 - On the 3rd and 4th, 4.76" of rafell at Weatherford. |
| 5th | 1964 - Bonham had a high of 110°F. |
| 6th | 1984 - McKinney received 4" of rain. |
| 7th | 1919 - This was the only day of the year with a high of 100°F or more Dallas. |
| 8th | 1988 - The high temperature of 107°F at the DFW airport was a daily record high. |
| 9th | 1933 - This was the first of 14 consecutive days with a high of 100°F or more at the DFW airport. |
| 10th | 1936 - Paris had an all time high of 115°F. |
| 11th | 1936 - The high temperature Dallas was 112°F setting a record for the month of August. |
| 12th | 1966 - The Fort Worth Weather Forecast Office moved to the federal building downtown Fort Worth. 1962 - The high temperature Gainesville was 112°F. 1936 - The high temperature of 120°F Seymour tied the all time high for the state of Texas. |
| 13th | 1925 - Denton was hit by a severe hail storm. |
| 14th | 1967 - An unusually strong cold front brought record low temperatures the mid 60s to the Dallas/Fort Worth area. |
| 15th | 1990 - This was the beginning of 18 consecutive days with a high of 100°F or more Waco. |
| 16th | 1943 - Gatesville had a high of 112°F. 1903 - This was the only day of the year with a high of 100°F or more Dallas. |
| 17th | 1923 - This was the last day of the year the high was 100°F or more Fort Worth. |
| 18th | 1909 - The high temperature Fort Worth of 112°F tied the record for the month of August. Temperatures of 114 to 115°F occurred Dallas northeast to Paris. 1963 - Hurricane Alicia hit Texas. It was the most damaging Hurricane to hit the state with 3 billion dollars damage. |
| 19th | 1918 - A severe dust storm hit the Fort Worth area. |
| 20th | 1886 - On the 20th and 21st, the second hurricane to hit Indianola completely destroyed the town. Indianola was never rebuilt. |
| 21st | 1966 - A tornado destroyed a store at Lake Dallas. |
| 22nd | 1896 - On the 22nd and 23rd, Fort Worth received 4.78" of rain. |
| 23rd | 1958 - The federal aviation act broadened the scope of weather responsibility of the Weather Bureau to include aviation interests. This was was the beginning of wide scale aviation forecasting. |
| 24th | 1915 - Dallas received 2.87" of rain in 75 minutes. |
| 25th | 1966 - An early fall cold front caused record low temperatures the lower 60s across the Dallas/Fort Worth area. |
| 26th | 1947 - On the 26th and 27th, 9.18" of rain fell in Dallas. This was the greatest 24 hour rainfall total on record for Dallas. |
| 27th | This is the average date of the last 100 degree high at the DFW airport. |
| 28th | 1899 - This was the last day of 10 consecutive days with a high of 100°F or more Dallas. |
| 29th | 1992 - An early fall cold front brought a record low temperature of 60°F to the DFW airport. |
| 30th | 1986 - The low temperature of 57°F was a record for the month of August Waco. |
| 31st | 1915 - The low temperature of 55°F Fort Worth was a record for the month of August. |
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